Subj : Apple Pay
To   : Jay Harris
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Oct 25 2021 20:12:00

Hello Jay!

** On Monday 25.10.21 - 08:16, you wrote to me:

 AA>> It looks like an awkward process when they have to twist
 AA>> their arms to line up with the POS sensor.

 JH> Because I'm right handed & I wear my watch on my left
 JH> wrist, I don't really seem to have a problem.  Everything
 JH> is positioned conveniently for me, I just double tap the
 JH> button on the watch and tap away.

A watch is normally worn on the left wrist anyway, I thought.   
I'm a leftee for writing, but I've always worn a watch on my  
left wrist. When you tip the watch to read it, the main control  
knob would be strategically positioned so that the right hand  
can access it.  But I digress.

I was just saying that I see people (right-handed, or left- 
handed) trying to position the face of their watches to be in   
parallel with the rfid POS sensor (on my POS the sensor is  
under the display screen - model iCT250) . That requires a full  
twist of the wrist with fingers pointing up. I was thinking  
that a 90deg attack ought to work too.


 JH> I have seen some others where they do some sort of tai chi
 JH> manoeuvre and shuffle over to use their left wrist to tap.
 JH>  That does look awkward.

I guess that's what I'm witnessing by everyone.


 AA>> Wouldn't the watch work at 90deg to the sensor?

 JH> Some pin pads are better than others.  I like the ones
 JH> where the tap sensor is under the screen.  There are
 JH> new(er) ones out where there's a separate tap space above
 JH> the screen that isn't easily visible, so I'm waving my
 JH> watch around the screen like a magic wand and then notice
 JH> the tap symbol at the top of the device.

My POS' display cycles the "tap" symbol, the price, and back to  
the "tap" symbol, right on the glass display. The sensor is  
under that glass display.  I have some people reaching above  
the display thinking that the sensor is in the paper-roll  
compartment.  :/

People who use their phones have it easier. All they need to do  
is bring the phone close enough and it works. No funny twisting  
required.
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  ../|ug

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